The V8 crowd is the Neanderthal knuckle draggers of the car world. Seriously, who the fuck cares how a truck sounds? One should hope that if you buy a truck, you’re going to put it to work. If it gets the job done, who cares what it sounds like? You want badass sound from an engine? Get a muscle car. Good ol American…

Nope. There’s a whole community around him. It isn’t over.

+1000 points for ingenuity, -995 points for referencing quite possibly the tackiest song by a knuckledragging hillbilly Trump’s sack-licker.

I’m a big advocate of making the fines much more painful. In CA, it’s $100 for the first time. Make it $1000 for yeh first offense. Very few people will continue to do so after the first time.

I don’t know that power train’s parts availability, but I have a neighbor who has a diesel Land Cruiser imported from Japan, and the parts can usually be ordered through the dealership. They don’t stock some of the less common items, but they do have a lot of parts in common with the NA models.

If you only know how reliable this platform is to begin with...That alone is worth the price. The uniqueness is just a bonus. The miles are more than reasonable, and it genuinely looks like a comfortable camper inside. NP

What kinda rich douchetwat would spend $24k for a boom box?!

I have to agree. Both the coupe and the sedan look like they were designed by someone who cared about how a car looked, and more so, not wanting to look like everything else on the road. I like the 2006-2011 Civics, especially the sedan.

I think I’ve seen two since it went on sale in the US. I’m not being sarcastic, either.

Almost bought one. Didn’t have the money to get it new, and I wanted a new one. The only thing I can gripe about is I wish it had offered the 3.0 V6, and stick would have been sweet.

This is a broader picture, and I’m sure there some truth to this. However, if you break it down by state, generally the more rural areas, the higher the price. In Cali, wed car inventory is huge in LA or SF, so the competition is fierce. But you go to CL and look around in cities like Bakersfield, Palm Springs, or…

The US should get their patent/copyright attorney team in place.The Chinese will copy every inch of that sub, which they’ll try to sell them on Amazon, Etsy, and eBay.

The Chinese took it to do “research,” so they can build one as well. The finished product will look exactly the same, except for gaudy trim lines, and nonsensical number/letter combo for a name. It will then be displayed on the floor at the next SEMA show.

Totally agree. It would be a pain, but there’s no reason why driving shouldn’t be viewed as great of responsibility as flying a plane. Pilots get physicals and retested regularly, drivers should as well. Sure, when a pilot error occurs, lots of people could lose their lives. However, same can be said, but perhaps the…

Hmmm...No American brand in the top ten. Yea...”American quality is just as good as their Japanese competitors nowadays.”

I like the way you think. Unfortunately when these numbnuts fuck up, they take out innocent people as well. An unprotected car can still cause damages. They should just not be allowed to drive. Driving is a privilege, and in concept, it’s not hard at all. It just requires practice and your undivided attention, and the…

I’m actually luck in that I went to a school where the parking lot was a wide spectrum of cars. The preppy kids had hand-me-down nice cars from their parents, or they had decent new or near-new cars. The all-American types had muscle cars and souped up trucks. The poor kids like me had pickup trucks, old minivans, or…

NP. In high school, these were the varsity cheerleader cars, at least varsity cheerleaders with Dads who worked at least in middle management, since the insurance would have been high (16 yo and convertible is a combo that gives the insurance companies to rape you).

No always. I feel that when they do crush the cars, it’s done for publicity to make a point. If they actually assemble a task force and actually crack down hard on street racing, they would have to stock up on crushers. It’s a bad problem all over California.

It’s half-ass enforced. Most of the time gate agents are good about it and will call you out and tell you to get back in line, but you’re right, some just let them board anyway. As someone who flies at least three times a month, I see people try all the time.